Archives for
April 2011

Just seven months after launching, Y Combinator-backed startup MessageParty is hitting the reset button. MessageParty, previously focused on creating chat parties around locations, has kicked chat out of the party and now wants users to share content...

The real estate industry has seen a number of social media innovations over the past few years. Real estate pros are using social media to provide online property tours, schedule showings and showcase local expertise. Alexis Lamster, VP of customers ...

In recent months, we've been hearing growing rumors about YouTube adding more curation and original content, and now sources are saying that the video site plans to add "channels" to make itself more viable for Internet-connected TVs. The Wall Street...

Calorie conscious eaters can put away their calculators and pull up their smartphone cameras. Meal Snap, a new app iPhone app by DailyBurn, tells users how many calories are in the food items they photograph using the app. Sound impossible? We though...

Automated operators, bad music and long wait times have never really screamed "excellent customer service," but few companies have offered alternatives. Now a startup is offering one for them. FastCustomer is a browser and iPhone app that allows cust...

Dave McClure's 500 Startups has unveiled d.fund, a seed fund dedicated to mentoring and funding designers who want to start their own companies. The new fund, which will start accepting applications for its first class in May, will give seed funding ...

An Italian publisher has introduced what it’s calling the first iPad magazine for kids: Timbuktu. As this video shows, the publisher believes that kids want to read the news, especially when it’s presented as entertainment. A glance at the first issu...

Shark Tag, You're It is an online platform designed to bring in the best, most creative ways to help drive ocean conservation. Drawing from a roster of top business talent, the platform has encouraged submissions from the likes of Google and the Bost...

You've come a long way, Tux the Penguin. The Linux Foundation is celebrating 20 years of the famous FOSS operating system, Linux -- or GNU-slash-Linux, depending on how hard-line a fossie you're talking to -- with a slew of special events, both onlin...

The Twittersphere is exploding over news of Glenn Beck's "transition" away from his daily Fox News program later this year. Why did this happen? Let's take a look at circumstances surrounding the cancellation of his show: Ratings dropped precipitousl...

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